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EPD: Merchant bar, hot-rolled, 7850 kg/m3 (Gerdau, Wilton steel mill)

Gerdau is one of the leading producers of Merchant Bar Quality (MBQ) steel – providing an impressive range of merchant products including angles, channels and a variety of round, square and flat sizes. Gerdau Merchant steel is manufactured from recycled steel – both pre-consumer and post-consumer scrap, demonstrating the company’s commitment to environmentally-responsible steel production. Gerdau merchant bar quality (MBQ) products are hotrolled and are available in grades specified by customer requirements. Across North America, Gerdau merchant products are used to provide support to buildings, foundations and other structures, as well as original equipment manufacturing (OEM), including tools, machining equipment, appliances, automotive, ship and rail car building and other wire, tube and strip section products finished by cold-drawing the bar through a die. This Environmental Product Declaration is for 1 metric ton of fabricated Merchant Bar Quality (MBQ) steel produced by Gerdau in the Wilton Steel Mill. Merchant products are manufactured from steel scrap, melted in an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) followed by hot rolling, and by transport to external fabrication shops and fabrication.

Manufacturer legal entity:
Gerdau, Wilton steel mill
Manufacturer:
Country of manufacturer:
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Product name:
Merchant bar, hot-rolled
Material type:
Steel and other metals
Material subtype:
Structural steel and steel profiles

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):
1.21 kg CO2e/kg
Technical specification:
7850 kg/m3
Available units for calculation:
kg, ton, m3
Unique identifier (OCLID):
61ed96cda5b07d436a46ede2

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:
SCS-EPD-07503
EPD program:
SCS Global
Publication year:
2021
Product category rules (PCR):
PCR Guidance for Version 3.2. UL Environment, December 12 2018. PCR Guidance for Building-Related Products and Services Part B: Designated Steel Construction Product EPD Requirements. UL Environment. V.2. August 2020.
Environmental standard:
ISO 14040, EN15804+A1
Verification status:
Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)
Upstream database:
ecoinvent